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Classification of occupations in the Longitudinal Census File 1970-1995

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    • Classification of occupations in the Longitudinal Census File 1970-1995

Categories (453)


  • 1 Administrative, managerial and clerical work ...
    • 10 Public administration ...
      • 100 Officials in leading and senior positions in public administration, upper-level employees in research and planning within general government (100+101) ...
    • 11 Administration of private enterprises and organizations ...
      • 110 General managers (enterprise) ...
      • 111 Technical managers (enterprise) ...
      • 112 Sales managers etc. ...
      • 113 Administration, budgeting and accounting management ...
      • 114 Management in commercial, ideological organizations and trade unions ...
      • 115 Personnel management, other occupations in business and organizational administration (115+119) ...
    • 12 Clerical work ...
      • 120 Bookkeepers ...
        • 1201 Chief accountants, etc. ...
        • 1202 Other bookkeepers ...
      • 121 Office cashiers ...
      • 122 Shop and restaurant cashiers ...
      • 129 Other clerical occupations ...
    • 13 Secreterial and typing work ...
      • 130 Secretaries ...
      • 131 Typists and stenographers ...
    • 14 ADP operators ...
      • 140 Adp operators ...
      • 141 Keyboard operators ...
    • 15 Other clerical work ...
      • 150 Office clerks (150+151) ...
      • 152 Bank clerks ...
        • 1521 Departmental and other chiefs in banks ...
        • 1522 Other bank employees ...
      • 153 Insurance clerks ...
        • 1531 Departmental chiefs, claim inspectors etc. ...
        • 1532 Other insurance employees ...
      • 154 Sickness and social insurance clerks ...
      • 155 Travel agents ...
      • 156 Dispatch and receiving clerks, shipping agents ...
      • 157 House managers, storeroom supervisors etc. ...
      • 158 Tender and order clerks ...
        • 1581 Tender engineers, credit managers etc. ...
        • 1582 Other tender workers ...
      • 159 Other clerical occupations ...
  • 2 Sales work ...
    • 20 Wholesale and retail dealers ...
      • 200 Wholesalers ...
      • 201 Retailers and leaseholders (201+202) ...
    • 21 Real-estate, buseness services' and recurities' salesmen ...
      • 210 Insurance salesmen ...
        • 2101 District managers etc. ...
        • 2102 Insurance agents, district agents ...
      • 211 Real estate and personal property agents, securities brokers ...
      • 212 Advertising agents ...
        • 2121 Advertising managers etc. ...
        • 2122 Other advertising workers ...
    • 22 Commercial travellers ...
      • 220 Salesmen, sales representatives ...
      • 221 Commercial agents ...
    • 23 Other sales work ...
      • 230 Buyers, salemen (office) ...
        • 2301 Technical salesmen, buyers ...
        • 2302 Other office salesmen ...
      • 231 Shop personnel (231+232) ...
      • 233 Door-to-door salesmen ...
      • 234 Service station attendants ...
      • 239 Other sales personnel ...
  • 3 Agriculture, forestry, commercial fishing ...
    • 30 Managerial work in agriculture, forestry and horticulture ...
      • 300 Farmers, silviculturalists, horticulturists (300+301) ...
      • 302 Agricultural supervisors ...
      • 303 Forestry supervisors ...
      • 304 Commercial gardening supervisors ...
        • 3041 City gardeners etc. ...
        • 3042 Other horticultural supervisors ...
      • 305 Livestock breeders ...
      • 306 Fur farmers ...
      • 307 Reindeer breeders ...
    • 31 Agricultural and horticultural work, animal husbandry ...
      • 310 Farm workers ...
      • 311 Commercial garden and park workers ...
      • 312 Fur farm workers ...
      • 313 Reindeer attendants ...
      • 319 Others occupations in agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry ...
    • 32 Game protection and hunting ...
      • 320 Game keepers, hunters ...
    • 33 Fishing ...
      • 330 Fishermen ...
      • 331 Fish farmers ...
        • 3311 Fish farm supervisors ...
        • 3312 Other fish farm workers ...
    • 34 Forestry work ...
      • 340 Forestry workers and lumberjacks ...
  • 4 Mining and quarrying work etc. ...
    • 40 Mining and quarrying work ...
      • 400 Miners, chargers, etc. ...
    • 41 Well drilling ...
      • 410 Drillers, borers, etc. (prospecting) ...
    • 42 Mineral treating work ...
      • 420 Concentration plant workers ...
    • 49 Other mining and quarrying work ...
      • 490 Other miners and quarrymen ...
  • 5 Transport and communication work ...
    • 50 Ship's officers ...
      • 500 Ship's masters and mates ...
        • 5001 Captains and mates ...
        • 5002 Shipmasters etc. ...
      • 501 Ship pilots ...
      • 502 Engine officers ...
    • 51 Deck and engine-room crew ...
      • 510 Deck crew ...
      • 511 Engine-room crew ...
    • 52 Air transport work ...
      • 520 Airline pilots etc. ...
        • 5201 Flight captains and copilots ...
        • 5202 Helicopter pilots, etc. ...
    • 53 Railway engine driving ...
      • 530 Locomotive and rail-car operation workers ...
    • 54 Road transport work ...
      • 540 Motor vehicle and tram drivers ...
      • 541 Goods shippers etc. ...
    • 55 Transport service work ...
      • 550 Railway and station personnel (traffic department) ...
        • 5501 Conductors, shunting inspectors, etc. ...
        • 5502 Yardmen, signalmen, etc. ...
      • 551 Flight operations officers ...
        • 5511 Freight and air-traffic officials ...
        • 5512 Ground hostesses and conveyors of goods ...
      • 552 Road and tram service personnel ...
    • 56 Traffic supervising work ...
      • 560 Harbour masters ...
        • 5601 Harbour masters and chiefs ...
        • 5602 Harbour officials and stevedoring supervisors ...
      • 561 Air traffic controllers ...
        • 5611 Air-control officers ...
        • 5612 Flight dispatchers ...
      • 562 Railway traffic supervisors ...
        • 5621 Station masters ...
        • 5622 Traffic controllers, etc. ...
      • 563 Road transport supervisors ...
    • 57 Postal and telecommunication work ...
      • 570 Postal and telecommunications officials, other postal officials (570+571) ...
      • 572 Telephone operators ...
      • 573 Telegraphists, radio communications operators, other telecommunication work (573+574) ...
    • 58 Postal and other messenger work ...
      • 580 Postmen and sorters ...
      • 581 Newspaper delivery workers ...
      • 582 Office messengers, etc. ...
    • 59 Other transport and communication work ...
      • 590 Lighthouse keepers ...
      • 591 Canal, harbour and ferry watchmen ...
      • 599 Other occupations in transport and communications ...
  • 6/7 Manufacturing and related work ...
    • 60 Textile work ...
      • 600 Fibre processors ...
      • 601 Spinners, etc. ...
      • 602 Weavers ...
      • 603 Weaving and knitting machine setters ...
      • 604 Weavers, knitters ...
      • 605 Textile finishers, dyers ...
      • 606 Product inspectors, fabrics inspectors ...
      • 609 Other occupations in textiles ...
    • 61 Cutting, sewing and upholstering work etc. ...
      • 610 Tailors, dressmakers ...
      • 611 Furriers ...
      • 612 Milliners, hatmakers ...
      • 613 Upholsterers ...
      • 614 Cutters and patternmakers (also leather garments and gloves) ...
      • 615 Industrial sewers, etc. (also leather garments and gloves) ...
      • 619 Other cutting, sewing and upholstering occupations ...
    • 62 Shoe and leather work ...
      • 620 Shoemakers and repairers ...
      • 621 Leather cutters for footwear, shoe sewers, lasters and sole fitters etc., other footwear workers (621+622+623+624) ...
      • 625 Leather sewers etc. ...
    • 63 Smelting, metallurgical and foundry work ...
      • 630 Metal smelting furnacemen ...
      • 631 Heat treaters, hardeners, temperers etc. ...
      • 632 Cold and hot rolling metal workers ...
      • 633 Blacksmiths ...
      • 634 Foundry workers ...
      • 635 Wire and pipe drawers ...
      • 639 Other occupations in smelting, metallurgical and foundry work ...
    • 64 Fine mechanical work ...
      • 640 Precision instrument mechanics ...
      • 641 Watchmakers ...
      • 642 Opticians ...
      • 643 Dental technicians ...
      • 644 Goldsmiths, silversmiths etc. ...
      • 645 Engravers ...
    • 65 Iron and matalware work ...
      • 650 Turners, machinists and toolmakers ...
      • 651 Machine fitters, etc. ...
      • 652 Machine and engine mechanics ...
      • 653 Platers ...
      • 654 Plumbers ...
      • 655 Welders, flame cutters ...
      • 656 Metal plating and coating workers ...
      • 657 Assemblers and other machine and metalware occupations (657+659) ...
    • 66 Electrical work ...
      • 660 Electrical fitters ...
      • 661 Electrical machine operators ...
      • 662 Electrical engine fitters (high voltage) ...
      • 663 Electronic and telecommunications fitters ...
      • 664 Telephone installers and linemen ...
      • 665 Electrical and teletechnical equipment assemblers ...
      • 666 Radio and TV transmitter and cinema projector operators and recorders, other electrical work (666+669) ...
    • 67 Wood work ...
      • 670 Roundwood handlers ...
      • 671 Sawyers ...
      • 672 Plywood and fibreboard workers ...
      • 673 Construction carpenters ...
      • 674 Boatbuilders, coach-body builders ...
      • 675 Bench carpenters ...
      • 676 Cabinetmakers and joiners etc. ...
      • 677 Woodworking machine operators etc. ...
      • 678 Wooden surface finishers ...
      • 679 Other woodworking occupations ...
    • 68 Painting and lacquering work ...
      • 680 Painters, lacquerers and floor layers ...
    • 69 Other construction work ...
      • 690 Bricklayers, plasterers and tile setters ...
      • 691 Reinforced concretelayers, stonemasons etc. ...
      • 692 Rod layers ...
      • 693 Concrete shutterers and finishers ...
      • 694 Asphalt roofing workers ...
      • 695 Insulation workers ...
      • 696 Glaziers ...
      • 697 Assisting building workers, other assisting construction workers, other building occupations (697+698+699) ...
    • 70 Graphic work ...
      • 700 Typographers etc. ...
      • 701 Printers ...
      • 702 Lithographers ...
      • 703 Bookbinders ...
      • 709 Other occupations in graphics ...
    • 71 Glass, ceramic and clay work ...
      • 710 Glass moulders etc. ...
      • 711 Potters ...
      • 712 Glass and ceramics kilnmen ...
      • 713 Glass and ceramics decorators, ceramics dippers ...
      • 714 Glass and clay mixers ...
      • 719 Other occupations related to glass, ceramic and fine earthenware ...
    • 72 Food and beverage work ...
      • 720 Grain millers ...
      • 721 Bakers ...
      • 722 Chocolate and confectionery workers ...
      • 723 Brewery, soft drink and distiller workers ...
      • 724 Canning workers ...
      • 725 Butchers and sausage makers ...
      • 726 Dairy workers ...
      • 727 Processed food preparers ...
      • 728 Sugar processing workers ...
      • 729 Other occupations in the food industry ...
    • 73 Chemical processing and related work ...
      • 730 Distillers ...
      • 731 Cookers and furnacemen (chemical process) ...
      • 732 Crushers, grinders and calender operators (chemical products) ...
      • 733 Wood grinders ...
      • 734 Pulpmill workers ...
      • 735 Paper and cardboard mill workers ...
      • 736 Refinery workers, other occupations in the chemical industry (736+739) ...
    • 74 Tobacco industry work ...
      • 740 Tobacco industry workers ...
    • 75 Other manufacturing work ...
      • 750 Basket and brush makers ...
      • 751 Rubber product workers ...
      • 752 Plastic product workers ...
      • 753 Tanners, fellmongers and pelt dressers ...
      • 754 Photographic laboratory workers ...
      • 755 Musical instrument makers etc. ...
      • 756 Stone cutters ...
      • 757 Paper products workers ...
      • 758 Cast concrete product workers ...
      • 759 Other occupations in manufacturing ...
    • 76 Packing and wrapping work ...
      • 760 Packers etc. ...
    • 77 Stationary engine and motorpower work ...
      • 770 Crane operators etc. ...
      • 771 Forklift operators, material handling equipment operators, etc. ...
      • 772 Construction machinery operators etc. ...
      • 773 Stationary engine and machinery operators (not on vessels) ...
      • 774 Maintenance crews and supervisors ...
        • 7741 Service supervisors ...
        • 7742 Servicing workers, greasers (engines, motors) ...
      • 775 Machine setter operators (not in textile industry) and riggers ...
    • 78 Dock and warehouse work ...
      • 780 Stevedoring, loading and related workers ...
      • 781 Warehouse workers (781+789) ...
    • 79 Manual work not elsewhere classified ...
      • 790 Manual workers n.e.c. ...
  • 8 Servicework ...
    • 80 Public safety and protection work ...
      • 800 Firemen ...
        • 8001 Fire chiefs ...
        • 8002 Divisional officers of fire brigades, district inspectors etc. ...
        • 8003 Firemen, etc. ...
      • 801 Policemen ...
      • 802 Custom officers and border guards ...
      • 803 Prison guards etc. ...
        • 8031 Prison guard supervisors, etc. ...
        • 8032 Prison guards ...
      • 804 Other guards (civil duties) ...
      • 809 Other occupations and guarding security ...
    • 81 Housekeeping and related service supervising work ...
      • 810 Housekeeping managers ...
      • 811 Cooks etc. (811+819) ...
      • 812 Kitchen assistants ...
      • 813 Housekeepers (private service), child care in families and at home (813+815) ...
      • 814 Home helps (municipal) ...
        • 8141 Homemakers (municipal) ...
        • 8142 Home helps (municipal) ...
      • 816 Hotel and restaurant matrons ...
    • 82 Restaurant service ...
      • 820 Headwaiters, restaurant waiters ...
      • 821 Waiters in cafes and snack bars, etc. ...
    • 83 Building caretaking and cleaning ...
      • 830 Building caretakers ...
      • 831 Charworkers ...
      • 832 Chimney sweeps ...
      • 839 Other occupations related to building caretaking and cleaning ...
    • 84 Hygiene and beauty treatment work ...
      • 840 Barbers, hairdressers ...
      • 841 Beauticians and pedicurists (841+849) ...
      • 842 Bath attendants etc. ...
    • 85 Laundering, dry cleaning and pressing work ...
      • 850 Laundry workers ...
        • 8501 Laundry supervisors, etc. ...
        • 8502 Washers, etc. ...
      • 851 Pressing workers and other occupations related to laundry and pressing work (851+859) ...
    • 86 Sport ...
      • 860 Physical education instructors, trainers, coaches etc. ...
    • 87 Photographical work ...
      • 870 Photographers, motion picture cameramen ...
    • 88 Travel service work ...
      • 880 Pursors and hostesses ...
      • 881 Tour conductors and guides ...
    • 89 Other service work ...
      • 890 Hotel hall porters (890+891) ...
      • 892 Burial service personnel ...
      • 899 Other service work ...
  • 9 Work and workers not elsewhere classified ...
    • 90 Military work ...
      • 9999 Occupation not specified ...